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So'

[ ʂoʔ ]

Verb

English: hide, cloak

German: verstecken; verschlüsseln

Source: TKD

KLCP Level: 1

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Notes

Dr. Okrand told me that the intended meaning of So' is that the subject hides the object, and that the TKD example nuqDaq So'taH yaS means "Where is the officer hiding [something]?" He apparently messed it up when he simplified the example to focus on the usage of nuqDaq. The way it's done in Star Trek Into Darkness, DaH pIghvamDaq So''eghtaH, is correct for when someone hides themselves. A So'wI' is a device that hides something else, and yISo'rup means "prepare to hide [the ship]". (This affects a line in the paq'batlh where -'egh will be added in the 2ed.)

I think he's a bit reluctant to declare that something in TKD is an error when it can be avoided, so I think what we can say about it is that So' usually means the subject hides the object (or hides something in general, if there's no object), but that for reasons unknown, there are rare instances where it's used without an object to mean the subject is hiding itself. (And then we can just ignore the TKD example sentence, since every other example uses the "subject hides object" meaning.)

http://lists.kli.org/pipermail/tlhingan-hol-kli.org/2022-June/020130.html

Usage for So'

yISo'rup.

yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
So' (v) hide, cloak
-rup (vs2) ready

Prepare to cloak.

Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek: The Final Frontier

So'wI'

So'wI' (n) cloaking device
So' (v) hide, cloak
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does

yIchu'!

yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
chu' (v) be new
chu' (v) engage, activate (a device)
chu' (v) play (a musical instrument)

Engage cloaking device.

Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek: The Final Frontier

So'wI'

So'wI' (n) cloaking device
So' (v) hide, cloak
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does

yIchu'Ha'!

yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
chu' (v) be new
-Ha' (rover) undo
chu' (v) engage, activate (a device)
chu' (v) play (a musical instrument)

Deactivate the cloaking device!

Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek: The Search For Spock

A ship cloaks in order to attack.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Stand by to de-cloak for firing

Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek: The Final Frontier

Cloaking device fails and you are discovered.

Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Honor Cards

Disable all enemy ships while cloaked.

Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Honor Cards

There is a criminal hiding in these ruins.

Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek Into Darkness

They sneak and they creep,
The men of mighty Molor,
Like beasts in the dark.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book

Molor asks them
What weapons this army carries,
They reply, shaped as the crescent moon.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

All Klingon vessels are equipped with a cloaking device, allowing the ship to fly in a state of practical invisibility. Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device, weapons cannot be discharged while the cloak is in operation.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S33 Cloaking Device - So'wI'